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Extensive vehicle deformation in a car accident increases the likelihood of injuries to passengers
Extensive vehicle deformation in a car accident increases the likelihood of injuries to passengers
False (B)
What material property allows car parts to crumple and absorb impact energy during a collision?
What material property allows car parts to crumple and absorb impact energy during a collision?
- Brittleness
- Elasticity
- Plasticity (correct)
- Malleability
What is the primary purpose of frontal crumple zones?
What is the primary purpose of frontal crumple zones?
- Increase the kinetic energy of impact
- Decrease the time of impact, and thus increase the force experienced by occupants
- Increase the time of impact, and thus decrease the force experienced by occupants. (correct)
- To improve the aesthetics of the vehicle
To calculate the approximate initial speed of a vehicle involved in an accident based on skid mark analysis, investigators need all of the following EXCEPT
To calculate the approximate initial speed of a vehicle involved in an accident based on skid mark analysis, investigators need all of the following EXCEPT
T-bone collisions are particularly dangerous due to
T-bone collisions are particularly dangerous due to
In a rear-end collision, the primary form of energy that is NOT conserved, but is transformed (in ideal scenarios) is
In a rear-end collision, the primary form of energy that is NOT conserved, but is transformed (in ideal scenarios) is
During a front-end collision, crumple zones function to:
During a front-end collision, crumple zones function to:
The concept of angular momentum is particularly relevant when analyzing which type of collision?
The concept of angular momentum is particularly relevant when analyzing which type of collision?
A vehicle with a higher center of gravity is:
A vehicle with a higher center of gravity is:
Which of the following technologies is specifically designed to help prevent rollovers?
Which of the following technologies is specifically designed to help prevent rollovers?
